Obiand his party are requesting that the court permit a live broadcast of the court proceedings regarding their petition against the election victory of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubuon February 25.

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“The application lacks merit and is accordingly dismissed,” Justice Haruna Tsammani said on Monday, May 22.

Referring to other nations, the presiding judge reiterated that live broadcasting must be planned and budgeted for and cannot be conducted haphazardly.

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Tsammani asserted that such an application is never permitted in the absence of rules authorizing its implementation, and as a result, the PEP court cannot grant it in the absence of the requisite framework or policies.

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The application was denied by the five-member tribunal in a unanimous decision.